THE ROLE OF JUST-IN-TIME IMPLEMENTATION IN RELATION TO PERFORMANCE: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY By Che Ruhana Isa (PhD)* Tay Yew Keong Faculty of Business & Accountancy University of Malaya ABSTRACT This study investigates the relationship between the level of just-in-time (JIT) implementation and performance. The study employed self-administered questionnaire survey to collect data from Malaysian manufacturing companies. The statistical tests provide empirical evidence to support the predictions
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Grandma Dee’s old dresses‚ Grandpa Jarrell’s paisley shirts‚ and one faded blue piece from Great Grandpa Ezra’s Civil War uniform shows that quilts aren’t always just a blanket. They can be so much more. Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use” is a story that’s all about heritage. This theme is shown by Walker’s use of conflict‚ irony‚ and symbolism. A symbol is when the author uses an object in the story to represent a greater meaning. In this case‚ the quilt is a symbol of the family heritage that can only
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it seems that time those not exist for Dr Lazaro‚ for time to exist there must be a change (cf. Br. Ryan Oliver Bautista SDB‚ Good Night Talk). At the end of the story time already exist in the life of Dr Lazaro as his son Ben open his faith to God again. In our life God will use an instrument that will represent him to be our guide and help in every struggle in our life. God will never leave us and we will never walk alone because God is always there for us. MORAL LESSON Time is the most important
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Abstract This report is primarily written for a comparison of the development of different market situations between KFC and McDonald’s in China‚ because of KFC and McDonald’s are extremely popular in mainland China‚ almost everyone knows these particular brands. The development of two food companies are apparently perfect‚ they really have their own problems‚ so I write this report in order to analyse and study the two Western-style fast food issues. Then finally try to use some marketing principles
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Sharon Mead Engl 1301.40707 Summer 2013 Essay 2 Just Desserts If you asked what my favorite food would be‚ I would ask could I possibly choose a dessert‚ because my favorite food no matter what will always be something that’s rich in sweetness in flavor. It has to be filled with sugary goodness and gooey chocolate centers also it has to make me savor each bite as if it were my last. If you would give me the choice I’d certainly pick German Chocolate Cake‚ for multiple reasons including the ones
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A Rhetorical Analysis of “Just Be Nice” Zahra Khan Eng101 Feburary 19‚ 2013 A Rhetorical Analysis of “Just Be Nice” The article “Just be Nice” is written by Stephen L. Carter. Stephen L. Carter is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at the Yale Law School. This article was written for the Yale Alumni Magazine in May 1998‚ and was a response to former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani’s remarks that the citizenry
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how major businesses utilize just-in-time systems and how they may be impacted during a national crisis such as September 11th. Just-in-time is getting the right quantity of goods to the right place exactly at the right time. The goal is to get products at a certain place not too early and not too late‚ instead‚ just-in-time.(1) Just-in-time systems is an inventory strategy that is relatively simple to explain and understand. In order to fully understand just-in-time systems we must thoroughly
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Just for Feet‚ Case Study Just for Feet‚ Case Study 1. Balance Sheets Just for FEET‚ Inc. | Balance Sheet | Years ending Jan 31st | | | | Current Assets: 1996 1997 1998 | Cash & Equivalents | 36.93% | 18.40% | 1.80% | Marketable Securities AFS | 9.04% | 0.00% | 0.00% | Accounts Receivable | 1.74% | 3.53% | 2.74% | Inventory | 35.47% | 45.97% | 58.01% | Other Current Assets | 0.56% | 1.50% | 2.65% | Total Current Assets | 83.75% | 69.40% | 65
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Just Walk On By: A Black Man Ponders His Power to Alter Public Space 1. Why does staples characterize the woman he encounters in a paragraph 1 as a “victim”? One of the author’s purpose of characterizing the woman he encounters‚ is to share the reader a personal life experience in order to engage and catch the reader’s attention with this ironic and sarcastic situation. The author uses this type of language to transmit and inform the magnitude of racism at that time and how can affect an individual
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Just Say No? We all know that making the choice to start smoking is most often an adolescent’s decision made in response to peer-pressure: teenagers wanting to appear cool‚ independent‚ sophisticated and glamorous to their friends. Anti-smoking commercials always seem to be directed at teens. I remember from my younger days‚ “Just say no” was a popular catch-phrase. Today‚ I can turn my television to any random station and‚ sooner rather than later‚ I am going to run across an anti-tobacco
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